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The median home value in Barry County, MO is $244,450 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.57% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$244,450
Year-over-Year
+3.57%
National Rank
#1437 of 3071
Barry County ranks 36th out of 113 counties in MO by median home price, and is +4.3% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MO, the typical county has a median home value of $222,896, making Barry County +9.7% above the MO state median.
Households here earn a median of $58,346 a year against a typical home value of $244,450 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 68% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Barry County recorded a violent crime rate of 115 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,261 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 12,132 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Barry County is $244,450. That's up 3.57% from a year earlier. That is about 4.3% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Barry County the 36th most expensive of 113 counties in Missouri.
Median household income here is $58,346, so a typical home costs about 4.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Barry County recorded 115 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 12,132 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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